Rise of Cultures: Kingdom game Iberian Frozen Plains 1 Guide

To clear Frozen Plains 1 in the Iberian campaign of Rise of Cultures: Kingdom game, deploy heavy infantry in the center of your frontline, station ranged archers directly behind them, and place shock cavalry on the outer flanks. Holding commander burst abilities until opposing squads converge on your frontline shields ensures you wipe out the enemy vanguard without losing backline damage dealers.

Grid Deployment and Unit Roles

Enemy units in Frozen Plains 1 charge toward the nearest targets along straight sightlines. If your defensive line has openings, hostile melee units bypass your tanks and lock your ranged units into close combat. Placing heavy infantry directly across from the densest enemy vanguard forces opposing units to collide with your most durable squads immediately.

Formation Setup

1. Center your heavy infantry: Occupy the primary frontline tiles directly opposite the main enemy group. This guarantees hostile infantry commit to attacking your high-health shields upon impact.
2. Nest archers directly behind infantry: Keep ranged squads centered in the second row. Because enemy foot soldiers prioritize the closest targets, your archers remain untargeted and can fire without interruption.
3. Push cavalry to the board edges: Place mounted units on the extreme left or right wing. As enemy forces collapse inward toward your infantry, the flanks open up, allowing cavalry to ride past the center brawl and strike hostile backline squads.

Commander Ability Timing

Do not activate offensive hero abilities during the initial march. When squads are advancing, their models are dispersed across multiple tiles, causing targeted area spells to hit only a fraction of their potential targets.

• Wait for the collision: Cast area damage or projectile abilities the moment enemy squads make contact with your infantry shields. The collision forces opposing units to compress into a dense cluster around your frontline.
• Target the focal point: Drop high-impact area attacks directly onto the congested melee engagement to damage multiple enemy squads simultaneously.
• Cycle support skills: Trigger commander shields or healing auras immediately after the initial clash to preserve your frontline infantry's health while archers and flanking cavalry finish off the remaining targets.